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2008 articlesFructose Fuels Fat SynthesisIsobel Hoskins 24/07/2008 [Subject] Nutrition physiology One of the reasons people on low-carbohydrate diets may lose weight is that they reduce their intake of fructose, a type of sugar that can be made into body fat quickly, according to new research. A study by Elizabeth Parks in Journal of... Food Supplements Fit For UK Athletics Sarah Mellor 23/07/2008 [Subject] Nutritional techniques and methodologies The news has been welcomed by many athletes as well as the food supplements industry and sports regulation groups, who were consulted. The process has seen the concurrent creation of a new product testing service, to be offered by HFL Sports... Organic Culture Yields Better Blueberries Sarah Mellor 23/07/2008 [Subject] Food science Publishing their findings in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Shiow Wang and colleagues at the USDA's Agricultural research Service in Beltsville, Mayland and Rutgers University compared blueberries from a number of organic and... British Salt Intake Reducing Isobel Hoskins 22/07/2008 [Subject] Public health nutrition A survey by the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) suggests that daily British salt consumption is 2 g lower for men and 1 g lower for women than in 2000-2001. Salt intake is now 9.7 g and 7.7 g for men and women respectively. The target intake is... Superiority Claims For Organic Foods ‘Unfounded’ Sarah Mellor 22/07/2008 [Subjects] Nutritional techniques and methodologies / Public health nutrition In his 27 page report, entitled 'Claims of Organic Foods's Nutritional Superiority: A Critical Review', published on Monday by the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH), Joseph Rosen, professor emeritus at Rutgers University and a... Taste Is A Matter Of Opinion Sarah Mellor 22/07/2008 [Subject] Food science Human values can affect our sense of taste; say Michael Allen, Richa Gupta and Arnaud Monnier after conducting a study that demonstrated that how people taste a particular food can be predetermined by what we think it is. Testing subjects'... Social Approval – Do People Just ‘Make It Up’? Sarah Mellor 21/07/2008 [Subject] Public health nutrition Measuring the effects of nutrition promotion or intervention programs is highly dependent on people filling in survey questionnaires accurately. But how much do the responses depend on volunteers reporting what they think they should have done,... Food Prices Hit School Meals Initiatives Sarah Mellor 17/07/2008 [Subject] Public health nutrition The rising cost of grain milk and vegetables is causing concern for US school lunch providers, according to a report in the Boston Globe newspaper yesterday. Although children are not yet going hungry, Boston's food service program will be... Obesity and Diet - a New Twist Isobel Hoskins 17/07/2008 [Subject] Nutrition physiology It's not what you eat but what your mother eats that could set your bodyweight, suggest scientists at Baylor College of Medicine. They have discovered that obesity problems in mice with the agouti viable yellow mutation are exacerbated in... Fat-Busting Claims For Citrus Extracts Sarah Mellor 16/07/2008 [Subject] Clinical nutrition Publishing their findings in the online version of the journal, Phytomedicine, ahead of print, Constantin Dallas, of FYTEXIA-NB Consulting Group Nuts and Asthma – More Fuel for the Fires of Debate Sarah Mellor 16/07/2008 [Subjects] Nutrition physiology / Public health nutrition Although the latest results from the Prevention and Incidence of Asthma and Mite Allergy study need confirmation by further, more detailed study before any dietary advice can be issued to pregnant women, the authors have found a statistical link... Low Salt may not Improve Asthma Isobel Hoskins 15/07/2008 [Subject] Clinical nutrition Following a low-sodium diet does not appear to have any impact on asthma, according to Zara E. K. Pogson and colleagues, from the University of Nottingham in England. They conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in which... A Rainbow Of Beet Colour Sarah Mellor 14/07/2008 [Subject] Food science Reviewing the data in the International Journal of Food Science and Technology (early view, ahead of print), Henriette Azeredo, of Embrapa Agroindustria Tropical discussed the potential for two groups of potent antioxidant pigments - betacyanins... Vitamin A Shot Recommended for Asian Babies Sarah Mellor 09/07/2008 [Subject] Public health nutrition This latest study, published online ahead of print in the journal Pediatrics, builds on earlier work in India and Indonesia and supports the claim that giving a single high dose of vitamin A to newborn babies can improve survival up to... Memory Issues Signal A Tofu Paradox Sarah Mellor 08/07/2008 [Subject] Public health nutrition Researchers in Yogyakarta and Jakarta in Indonesia teamed up with colleagues at Loughborough and Oxford Universities in the UK to look into conflicting reports about soy phytoestrogens and their effects on cognition in the elderly. While cell... Tufts Sets the Agenda Sarah Mellor 07/07/2008 [Subjects] Public health nutrition / Food technology The programme of lectures and round table discussions that the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Food Policy have organised promises to bring together experts and policymakers from across the globe in far-reaching discussions covering... Nutrigenetics Research Receives Silver Medal Sarah Mellor 03/07/2008 [Subject] Clinical nutrition Dr Minihane, of Reading University received the Nutrition Society's Silver Medal in recognition of her achievements in the application of genomic technologies in the nutritional prevention of metabolic diseases. In particular, the award... Snack Sizes Get Under 'Self Control' Radar Isobel Hoskins 03/07/2008 [Subject] Public health nutrition An interesting study in Journal of Consumer Research reported both by New Scientist and the BBC, shows packet size can affect self control and energy intake when people are being weight conscious. Given snack size packets of a pleasurable... Key Targets In Obesity And Diabetes Prevention Sarah Mellor 02/07/2008 [Subject] Public health nutrition The Nutrition Society Summer Meeting in the UK has seen the results of some important studies and thinking surrounding two of the world's most serious nutrition-related health problems. Genetic and epigenetic factors involved in the initiation... Eat Slowly - Lose Weight Isobel Hoskins 01/07/2008 [Subject] Public health nutrition People looking for ways to manage their weight are often advised to eat slowly, allowing a feeling of fullness to register before they eat too much. A study published in Journal of the American Dietetic Association by researchers at the... |
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